The sea ice cap grows during the cold Arctic winters and shrinks when temperatures climb again, but over the last three decades, satellites have observed a 13% decline per decade in the summertime ...

Five nations surround the Arctic Ocean — Russia, which has about half of the coastline, along with Canada, Denmark, Norway and the United States — but the route could see a growing number of ...

suggest the loss of the minimum Arctic sea-ice extent is in the region of 13.1% per decade, based on the 1981 to 2010 average. A major report on climate change in 2007 linked the growing ...

YOKOHAMA--Japan’s first Arctic research vessel now under construction here will be capable of smashing through sea ice up to 1.2 meters thick to reach the northern polar region to study sea ...

The effects of climate change can be felt growing slowly ... average in parts of the Arctic. Those temperatures have a particularly damaging effect in the Arctic. Sea ice covers more than 14 ...

Arctic ice melt is linked to melting permafrost says a new study The absence of sea ice in the Arctic is closely connected to the melting of permafrost, according to a new study. Permafrost ...

As the Arctic changes, the ramifications will be felt globally. The Earth’s northernmost white cap acts as a reflective shield against solar radiation. As the ice recedes, and the surface of the ...